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Barnstable Positive Coronavirus Test Rate Ticks Back Up
The town's positive test rate rose to about 5 percent, after weeks of decline. But it remained in the moderate-risk category.
BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable's positive coronavirus test rate rose slightly for the first time in weeks, according to the latest town-by-town report released Thursday.
The town's positive test rate over the last two weeks was 4.99 percent, up from 4.01 percent in last week's report. But it remained firmly in the moderate-risk, or yellow, category.
There were 180 cases in the last two weeks. According to the state, 3,094 residents have tested positive for the virus.
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The seven-day average positive test rate for the state fell slightly to 1.72 percent, the lowest level since October. Statewide case counts, hospitalizations and deaths also all fell.
Statewide, a total of 1,589 new cases and 42 deaths were reported Thursday.
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